VT Green Restaurant Certification

The Skinny Pancake on the Burlington Waterfront and in Montpelier are proud members of the Vermont Green Restaurant Program, a sector program of the Vermont Green Business program under the VT Department of Environmental Conservation and the VT Small Business Development Center.

Designated a Green Restaurant, The Skinny Pancake is recognized as one of Vermont’s Environmental Leader’s in the dining sector. This means we follow best management practices as laid out by the program’s standards in energy efficiency, water and waste reduction, recycling, purchasing, and operations. Several of these practices are elective, while much more are mandatory. Some examples of our specific best management practices include:

Source food locally to reduce food miles and energy

Redirect waste from landfills through compost & recycling programs

Redistribute resources for food rescue to food shelves and food banks

Collect cooking oil for biodiesel production

Offer cost incentives which encourage reusable coffee mugs

Support local environmental programs through 1% for the Planet

Install low flow water fixtures and motion sensor lighting

The Skinny Pancake – Environmental Policy Statement

The Skinny Pancake is committed to protecting the environment, the health and safety of our employees, and the local community in which we conduct our business. It is our policy to seek improvements throughout our business operations to lessen our impact on the local and global environment by conserving energy, water, and other natural resources; reducing waste generation; recycling and purchasing recycled—content products; sourcing products locally when possible; and reducing our use of toxic materials or production of toxic products and/or byproducts. We are committed to environmental excellence and pollution prevention through continual improvement and meeting or exceeding all environmental regulatory requirements set in place by both state and federal governments where we conduct business.